Attitudes to learner autonomy and learning strategies in Algerian EFL context
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Source
Issue
Vol. أ, Issue 50 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.97-126, 30 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2018-12-31
Country of Publication
Algeria
No. of Pages
30
Main Subjects
Arts & Humanities (Multidisciplinary)
Educational Sciences
Languages & Comparative Literature
Abstract EN
Our research explored attitudes to learner autonomy, learning strategies, and language achievement among 82 Algerian EFL learners.
Descriptive findings demonstrated learners' positive attitudes to learner autonomy and substantial use of strategies, with most preference for cognitive and metacognitive strategies and least preference for social strategies.
Correlational analysis of attitudinal data showed significant relationships among perceptions of self-efficacy, self-initiated learning efforts, and learner’s agency with language achievement.
Equally, metacognitive strategies and strategies for perseverant learning correlated significantly with learners’ achievement.
One-way ANOVA showed significant differences in learners' attitudes and strategies across achievement, with high achievers showing significantly stronger positive perceptions of self-efficacy, attitudes to learner's role, perceptions of self-initiated learning, higher use of metacognitive strategies, and strategies for perseverant learning.
Collectively, attitudes and strategies explained 39% of the variation in learners' achievement, with strategies for perseverant learning and social strategies as significant predictors.
The research discusses the relevance of attitudes and learning strategies in language education research and the probable jeopardising effects of exam-orientated pedagogy within the educational system
American Psychological Association (APA)
Nuwaywah, Ramzi. 2018. Attitudes to learner autonomy and learning strategies in Algerian EFL context. Revue Sciences Humaines،Vol. أ, no. 50, pp.97-126.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-884735
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Nuwaywah, Ramzi. Attitudes to learner autonomy and learning strategies in Algerian EFL context. Revue Sciences Humaines Vol. A, no. 50 (Dec. 2018), pp.97-126.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-884735
American Medical Association (AMA)
Nuwaywah, Ramzi. Attitudes to learner autonomy and learning strategies in Algerian EFL context. Revue Sciences Humaines. 2018. Vol. أ, no. 50, pp.97-126.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-884735
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Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes appendices : p. 124-126
Record ID
BIM-884735